Roger Ebert

A meaningful examination of loneliness in the modern age. 

An appreciation of the career peak of one of our best actresses.

Robert and Odie talk John Singleton's underrated 2001 drama for its 25th anniversary.

People underestimate the strength it takes to pull oneself out of the depths of darkness. In the Summer of 2022, I found myself suicidal due to the physical pain I was experiencing from injuries sustained in a car accident. In...

In the summer of 2021, my family moved to Costa Rica. Like many parents, I was looking for activities for my children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seemed like a good fit. My oldest children started first. Then my younger children followed. Before...

I first heard of Tatsu Aoki, the Tokyo-born, Chicago-based musician, teacher, and filmmaker, through Carson Wang, a then UChicago master’s student studying Asian American political film. A passionate political organizer and friend, Carson’s then future thesis spotlighted one of Aoki’s...

A look back at the dystopian whiteness of the sci-fi classic, now half a century old.

A look at how Blackness has been used on screen that compares Zendaya's choices with the career of Sidney Poitier.

An ode to one of the most creative filmmakers working today.

Nothing can stop this show from continuing to burn a relentless fire that you can’t look away from.